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Review of Everything, Everything (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Naturally, this in-the-wild sequence is beyond unbelievable, but it has pretty people, pretty clothes and pretty scenery…

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Review of Split (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

McAvoy likely had a blast playing these disparate characters and I'd watch his campy one-man show anytime, but his hard work can't save this mess…

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Review of Jackie (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

As much as Jackie is about emotional process, it is also about Kennedy's liberation…

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Review of The Lost City of Z (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

a thoughtfully melded ripping yarn, journey of self-discovery and gentle rebuke of the civilized world's myopia…

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Review of Blade Runner 2049 (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

a logical follow-up to Villeneuve's moody, thoughtful sci-fi work Arrival…

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Review of The Lovers (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

The film's best asset is the inherent likability of the four lead actors, who give us just enough reason to keep watching…

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Review of A Quiet Passion (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

It is true parlor intrigue - a room where perhaps a quarter of the film takes place - in which the wickedest things are the barbed epigrams,…

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Review of Gifted (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

It was too much for me, even to the point of grating, but I must give young Miss Grace her due: She delivers some excellent ugly crying…

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Review of Mark Felt: The Man Who Brought Down the White House (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Recommended for Watergate completists, and perhaps those interested in some of the specific gears of the impeachment machine…

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Review of Band Aid (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Band Aid pokes some fun at Los Angeles, today's obsessive parenting and how every ordinary aspect of life now seems like competitive performance…

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Review of The Dinner (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

I couldn't help but enjoy Oren Moverman's drama, though a more cold-eyed assessor might quibble about soapiness or its rather stagey nature…

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Review of The Promise (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

The Promise is directed by Terry George, who also helmed Hotel Rwanda, and it's a solid effort…

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Review of Julieta (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Its examination of a woman reconciling the joys, pains, regrets and fears of her life resolves in a manner that is satisfying to the narrative,…

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Review of Table 19 (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

don't forget to RSVP your regrets to Table 19…

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Review of Baby Driver (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Turns out that this film is a crime actioner wrapped in a quirky musical rom-com, with music and songs informing nearly every scene…

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Review of The Big Sick (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

It's a hybridized rom-com that is this summer's winning feature, equal parts funny, cringey, heartwarming and wise (and you might even shed…

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Review of Tower (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

The real punch of this film comes in its final reel, in which Maitland offers a reckoning of historical events with today…

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Review of Elle (2016)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Elle suffers from too many subplots, and runs on 15 minutes too long…

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Review of Beauty and the Beast (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

In time, Belle sees past the Beast's dreadful visage - a puzzling CGI-generated furry blankness that suggests bad taxidermy more than fearsome…

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Review of Free Fire (2017)

By Al Hoff (171) for Pittsburgh City Paper (225) on 18 Dec 2017

Unsurprisingly, this one-room action movie is a non-stop parade of insults, snappy comebacks, and lots and lots of shooting…

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